back to the salt mines
вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать
The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
Другие идиомы:
- behind (someone's) back
- back down
- back to square one
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
- take (something) with a grain of salt
- salt of the earth
- worth one's salt
- back the wrong horse
- give (someone) the shirt off one's back
- back in circulation
- stab (someone) in the back
- off one's back
- on (someone's) back
- put one's back into (something)
- break the back of (something)